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Cultural Barriers Add to Immigrants’ Dementia Struggle

NCM Anonymous March 1, 2016 No Comments Alzheimer’s Cantonese Chinese dementia disease Halal immigrants Jacky Habib kosher language barrier Mandarin Newcomers seniors Settlement Organizations

by Jacky Habib in Toronto Joyce Chan suspected something was wrong with her husband when he started losing his way to their local Tim Hortons…

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#CdnImm Journalists Find ‘PR Machine’ Hard to Grasp

NCM Anonymous February 12, 2016 No Comments April Lindgren Brampton Concordia University ethnic media immigrants Journalism journalists language language barrier Matt D'Amours Montreal Newcomers public relations

by Matt D’Amours in Montreal It can be difficult for reporters to get information or comment from an organization for their reporting in general, but…

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Health

Family Not the Best Interpreter of Maladies

NCM Anonymous November 2, 2015 No Comments health health care health care series healthcare hospital hospitals immigrants interpretation interpreters language language barrier language gap Lucy Slavianska Translation

by Lucy Slavianska in Toronto Language barriers can have a negative impact not only on initial access to health services, but also on the quality…

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